Aux marches du palais [English translation]

On the palace steps, on the palace steps,

there is a very beautiful girl there, there is a very beautiful girl.

She has so many suitors, she has so many suitors,

that she knows not which to choose there, knows not which to choose.

There is a little shoemaker, there is a little shoemaker,

who was her first choice there, who was her first choice.

And it is while fitting her shoe, and it is while fitting her shoe,

that he made the proposal there, that he made the proposal.

My beauty if you wish, my beauty if you wish,

we will sleep together there, we will sleep together.

In a large square bed, in a large square bed,

covered with white curtains there, covered with white curtains.

At the four corners of the bed, at the four corners of the bed,

four bouquets of periwinkles are there, four bouquets of periwinkles.

In the heart of the bed, in the heart of the bed,

the river runs deep there, the river runs deep.

All the horses of the king, all the horses of the king,

could drink at once there, could drink at once.

And we will sleep there, and we will sleep there,

until the end of time there, until the end of time.